Washing your car during the winter

Badfish · 11-17-2005, 04:23 PM

So for those of you, who drive their stangs in the winter (where its cold)
what do you do to wash your car??

my car is filthy from a recent snow, but i cant wash my car because its FREEZING

i didnt have to worry about it befire cus i had a lifted jeep and left it dirty..now my stang is messy and i dont like it

*Lances03SVT* · 11-17-2005, 04:29 PM

Just grow some balls and go wash the damn thing

MattJ · 11-17-2005, 04:35 PM

goto a touchless with dryer. if you dont have one, you suck.

PureStang · 11-17-2005, 05:22 PM

give it a good spray down.....i did that to my stang when we got hit really hard....and if u dont like wat just water did...then just wash it in the cold...

get some waterproof gloves and keep warm w/ a jacket and wash away!

BrentK · 11-17-2005, 05:23 PM

For my other car i drive in the winter I just pull mine into the garage and wash it in there..I got a heated garage though but it might not be as cold anyways

stanger00 · 11-17-2005, 05:58 PM

i just go to a car wash place that has underbody rust inhibitors and they vacuum all for 10 bucks. water hose is always frozen here

BlkonBlk02vert · 11-17-2005, 06:44 PM

Hook up to your hot water heater and use the HOT water!! Also, get some dishwashing gloves to keep your hands dry...that helps.

Mr Clean Auto dry works pretty good too.

WaterDR · 11-17-2005, 07:28 PM

This is what I do. I use a bucket of warm water to soap it down. It is not too cold it won't freeze. Then I rinse with the hose, or more buckets of water. Then, I pull in my heated garage. I crank the heat up to about 78 and then dry, wax or whatever in complete comfort.

Badfish · 11-17-2005, 07:43 PM

i dont have the luxuries of heated garage

but thanks for the advise guys

FritoBandito · 11-17-2005, 08:12 PM

I've got one of those oil heaters in my garage that look like an old school radiator. It'll keep it livable in there (no 75 degrees or nothin) and will only run you about 45 bucks at lowes.

11-18-2005, 12:08 PM

Dude, just go down to a car wash, one of the ones with the bays you drive int, throw in some quarters and use the high pressure sprayer...

Welll.. dont use the high pressure untill the crap is off.

I hear you about dirty stangs, in the wintertime here in colorado they throw down so much fuggin salt that my Black GT looked like it was DSG. Washed it today and she is is KICKIN ASS OH YEAH BABY SHE ROCKS MAN!

WaterDR · 11-18-2005, 01:33 PM

Let the truth be known that I actually use a Kero heater to heat mine. It is portable and the garage is insulated with the Master Bedroom over the top, so the garage gets VERY warm with the heater going. My thermostat in my truck has read 80 degrees when it was near zero outside with that dam heater running.

Islander03GT · 11-21-2005, 09:38 PM

I live in california

Grimmz · 11-21-2005, 11:11 PM

1. move to FLorida or down south...
2. go to a place that does the undercarraige...you gotta get the damn salt outa there...then wash the rest like you do normally...

rebelyell · 11-21-2005, 11:24 PM

Here in Southern NC. It wont get too cold to clean my car. I will loose the feeling in my hands for a while but it's worth it. If it does get below 32 it doesn't stay there long and the stang can just stay dirty. Not much salt spreading to cause any problems. If it's a cold sunny day and my car needs a bath, She gonna get one. And yes Mr Clean Autodry works great in the cold too. No spots yet. Been using it for almost a year now.

*madmatt* · 11-22-2005, 11:44 AM

Its getting cold here in SC, like today I think it was about 40...suck it up baby boy, who cares if you get frostbite, at least your car is clean...

jadartt · 12-05-2005, 03:45 AM

I live in Fairbanks, Alaska. What I do is use some stuff called drywash. It works real well and doesn't use any water. It gets down to -50F here and if you use water then dry your car, when you get where your going your doors will be frozen shut despite your best drying job. Probably not many of you have ever had that problem.

CCM · 12-07-2005, 02:53 PM

I just took mine thru a touchless with dryer after it got filthed up from the snow. It looks soooo good!

EDIT: Well I was going to go take some pictures of my squeaky clean stang, but go figure, the camera batteries are dead.

PureStang · 12-07-2005, 03:01 PM

hahahaha..i hate batteries...y can electrical stuff just work for the hell of it...w/o any powersource...damn electronics

CCM · 12-08-2005, 06:17 PM

Tell me about it, and now that my batteries are charged, my mustang is off getting it's door hinges replaced.

stanger00 · 12-08-2005, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jadartt

I live in Fairbanks, Alaska. What I do is use some stuff called drywash. It works real well and doesn't use any water. It gets down to -50F here and if you use water then dry your car, when you get where your going your doors will be frozen shut despite your best drying job. Probably not many of you have ever had that problem.

my friend just moved there and ripped some skin off his lips from smoking outside in -20F. hes retarded

MattJ · 12-08-2005, 06:21 PM

door hinges replaced? whats that all about?

CCM · 12-08-2005, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattJ

door hinges replaced? whats that all about?

I got it used and the driver's door needed a little more slam to close and latch, like it was sagging a little. So it's getting new hinges. For free.

Red99GT · 12-11-2005, 12:01 AM

I take mine to my friend's hand wash/ detail shop.

11-17-2005, 04:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Badfish Listen to reggae. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 8,885	Washing your car during the winter So for those of you, who drive their stangs in the winter (where its cold) what do you do to wash your car?? my car is filthy from a recent snow, but i cant wash my car because its FREEZING i didnt have to worry about it befire cus i had a lifted jeep and left it dirty..now my stang is messy and i dont like it __________________ '04 2.3l Evo '86 GSXR 750

11-17-2005, 04:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lances03SVT Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Carthage, Missouri Posts: 9,244	Just grow some balls and go wash the damn thing __________________ _______________________ 2003 Cobra SOLD

11-17-2005, 04:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
MattJ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,243	goto a touchless with dryer. if you dont have one, you suck. __________________ 2001 Mustang GT Premium - Mineral Grey

11-17-2005, 05:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
PureStang WE ARE PENNSTATE Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Downingtown/West Chester, PA Posts: 4,945	give it a good spray down.....i did that to my stang when we got hit really hard....and if u dont like wat just water did...then just wash it in the cold... get some waterproof gloves and keep warm w/ a jacket and wash away! __________________ Brandon J My Ride sig by purestang

11-17-2005, 05:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
BrentK Win it or wreck it Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: My Heart is in Ohio Posts: 1,294	For my other car i drive in the winter I just pull mine into the garage and wash it in there..I got a heated garage though but it might not be as cold anyways __________________ 2003 GT

11-17-2005, 06:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
BlkonBlk02vert Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 24	Hook up to your hot water heater and use the HOT water!! Also, get some dishwashing gloves to keep your hands dry...that helps. Mr Clean Auto dry works pretty good too.

11-17-2005, 07:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
WaterDR Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,374	This is what I do. I use a bucket of warm water to soap it down. It is not too cold it won't freeze. Then I rinse with the hose, or more buckets of water. Then, I pull in my heated garage. I crank the heat up to about 78 and then dry, wax or whatever in complete comfort. __________________ Black 2000 GT Vert: Novi-2000 with Intercooler (375rwhp @ 9 psi); Tune by Kauffmans; Roush 380R Body kit; Steeda Subframes; Steeda Strut Tower Support; Deep Dish Bullets; FRPP 4:10's; SCT 4 Position Chip with four custom tunes; Steeda CAI; C&L Pleum; BBK 75 TB; SLP Loudmouth; SLP Catted X-Pipe; Bullitt Suspension; UPR Conrol Arms; Focus Fuel Pump My Car My Email

11-17-2005, 07:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Badfish Listen to reggae. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 8,885	i dont have the luxuries of heated garage but thanks for the advise guys __________________ '04 2.3l Evo '86 GSXR 750

11-17-2005, 08:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
FritoBandito Married. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: OK Posts: 1,234	I've got one of those oil heaters in my garage that look like an old school radiator. It'll keep it livable in there (no 75 degrees or nothin) and will only run you about 45 bucks at lowes. __________________ 2004 OXFORD GT Parts that matter:K&N,O/R-H,Flow 40's,Xcal2,FRPP 4.10s, Bullitt Susp. kit

11-18-2005, 12:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jack The Ripper Posts: n/a	Dude, just go down to a car wash, one of the ones with the bays you drive int, throw in some quarters and use the high pressure sprayer... Welll.. dont use the high pressure untill the crap is off. I hear you about dirty stangs, in the wintertime here in colorado they throw down so much fuggin salt that my Black GT looked like it was DSG. Washed it today and she is is KICKIN ASS OH YEAH BABY SHE ROCKS MAN!

11-18-2005, 01:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
WaterDR Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,374	Let the truth be known that I actually use a Kero heater to heat mine. It is portable and the garage is insulated with the Master Bedroom over the top, so the garage gets VERY warm with the heater going. My thermostat in my truck has read 80 degrees when it was near zero outside with that dam heater running. __________________ Black 2000 GT Vert: Novi-2000 with Intercooler (375rwhp @ 9 psi); Tune by Kauffmans; Roush 380R Body kit; Steeda Subframes; Steeda Strut Tower Support; Deep Dish Bullets; FRPP 4:10's; SCT 4 Position Chip with four custom tunes; Steeda CAI; C&L Pleum; BBK 75 TB; SLP Loudmouth; SLP Catted X-Pipe; Bullitt Suspension; UPR Conrol Arms; Focus Fuel Pump My Car My Email

11-21-2005, 09:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
Islander03GT Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Simi Valley, Ca Posts: 717	I live in california __________________ John V 06 Honda Accord SE- Daily Driver 83 Jeep Cherokee W/T- Off Road Toy 02 Mineral Gray V6 Vert- Girlfriends No more: 03 GT- The Problem Child

11-21-2005, 11:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
Grimmz Jack Touched Me...I Cried Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tallahassee, FL/ Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 3,751	1. move to FLorida or down south... 2. go to a place that does the undercarraige...you gotta get the damn salt outa there...then wash the rest like you do normally... __________________ 2003 Manual V6 "ETHEL" My CarDomain::Updated 12/31/05:: Engine Start-Up, Rev,and Walk Around , Drive By 3.8 Mustang Forum Exhaust's DSG Registry #0032 Props to Slither for the Sig!!!

11-21-2005, 11:24 PM	#15 (permalink)
rebelyell unofficial philosopher Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 1,842	Here in Southern NC. It wont get too cold to clean my car. I will loose the feeling in my hands for a while but it's worth it. If it does get below 32 it doesn't stay there long and the stang can just stay dirty. Not much salt spreading to cause any problems. If it's a cold sunny day and my car needs a bath, She gonna get one. And yes Mr Clean Autodry works great in the cold too. No spots yet. Been using it for almost a year now. __________________ 2004 Torch Red GT Mach 1 Chin Spoiler "4.6 L V8" Side Stripes Mach 1 Hood stripe Black shorty antenna Flowmaster catbacks

11-22-2005, 11:44 AM	#16 (permalink)
madmatt Traitor...lol Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 7,929	Its getting cold here in SC, like today I think it was about 40...suck it up baby boy, who cares if you get frostbite, at least your car is clean... __________________ RPMPlanets

12-05-2005, 03:45 AM	#17 (permalink)
jadartt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Faibanks, Alaska Posts: 250	I live in Fairbanks, Alaska. What I do is use some stuff called drywash. It works real well and doesn't use any water. It gets down to -50F here and if you use water then dry your car, when you get where your going your doors will be frozen shut despite your best drying job. Probably not many of you have ever had that problem.

12-07-2005, 02:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
CCM Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,382	I just took mine thru a touchless with dryer after it got filthed up from the snow. It looks soooo good! EDIT: Well I was going to go take some pictures of my squeaky clean stang, but go figure, the camera batteries are dead. __________________ 2001 MINERAL GRAY GT (5-speed) H&R SuperSports MM 4-Bolt CC Plates Stoptech SS Brake Lines '03 Cobra Brakes Spec Billet Steel Flywheel Spec Stage 2 Clutch FRPP 4.10s X-Calibrator 2 Full Length Subframes Corbeau Legacy Racing Seats 18" Gunmetal Saleen Rims w/ Nitto 555s

12-07-2005, 03:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
PureStang WE ARE PENNSTATE Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Downingtown/West Chester, PA Posts: 4,945	hahahaha..i hate batteries...y can electrical stuff just work for the hell of it...w/o any powersource...damn electronics __________________ Brandon J My Ride sig by purestang

12-08-2005, 06:17 PM	#20 (permalink)
CCM Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,382	Tell me about it, and now that my batteries are charged, my mustang is off getting it's door hinges replaced. __________________ 2001 MINERAL GRAY GT (5-speed) H&R SuperSports MM 4-Bolt CC Plates Stoptech SS Brake Lines '03 Cobra Brakes Spec Billet Steel Flywheel Spec Stage 2 Clutch FRPP 4.10s X-Calibrator 2 Full Length Subframes Corbeau Legacy Racing Seats 18" Gunmetal Saleen Rims w/ Nitto 555s

12-08-2005, 06:21 PM	#22 (permalink)
MattJ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,243	door hinges replaced? whats that all about? __________________ 2001 Mustang GT Premium - Mineral Grey

12-11-2005, 12:01 AM	#24 (permalink)
Red99GT Chris Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Yonkers, New York Posts: 237	I take mine to my friend's hand wash/ detail shop. __________________ 99 Mustang Gt, red 5 speed mac off-road prochamber, slp loudmouth I catback, BBK cai, Eibach Springs 3.73s, short-throw shifter, bbk 65mm throttlebody Ford Racing king cobra clutch, powerslot rotors Appearance: grill delete, 8 inch antenna, 03 Cobra Rear wing, Mach 1 chin spoiler, rearviews painted to match, smoked headlights, steeda cowl hood, 8000k HID kit, matching foglight bulbs

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